Stiegenhaus

[ˈʃtiːɡn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈʃtiːɡn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stiegenhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #76,225 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,225
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Treppenhaus

Corpus desk

Index DE-stiegenhaus · Stiegenhaus · German

Stiegenhaus · rank #76,225 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,225
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steuerfahnder

Nearest frequency peer: Steuerfahnder (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Stiegenhaus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Stiegenhaus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stiegenhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordStiegenhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtiːɡn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stiegenhaus“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Stiegenhausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Steuerfahnder“ (#76,224), „Stielen“ (#76,226), „Steinsalz“ (#76,222). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stiegenhaus“ bei #76,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stiegenhaus is uncommon German at frequency #76,225 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtiːɡn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Treppenhaus".

Stiegenhaus has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Stiegenhaus, spelled S-T-I-E-G-E-N-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Treppenhaus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Stiegenhaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bisweilen stinkt es im Stiegenhaus nach Rauch.
  2. „Im Stiegenhaus war es dunkel.“

Synonyms

Treppenhaus

This word in other languages

staircase(English)caja de la escalera(Español)cage d’escalier(Français)escadaria(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stiegenhaus"?
"Stiegenhaus" is spelled S-T-I-E-G-E-N-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtiːɡn̩ˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Stiegenhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Stiegenhaus" means: Treppenhaus
How do you pronounce "Stiegenhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stiegenhaus" is [ˈʃtiːɡn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stiegenhaus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Stiegenhaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Streitfrage#76,238Stadtwappen#76,210Sprechweise#76,198Speckgürtel#76,190

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list